As part of Financial Awareness Week, Year 2 have been learning all about the difference between wants and needs! We began by discussing the difference between wants and needs. The children grasped that needs are essential for survival—like food, water, and shelter—while wants are things we enjoy but don’t actually need, such as toys or chocolate. We then took part in three different activities: Activity 1:We examined a variety of pictures showing everyday items and Read more

Financial Awareness Week

Year 4 Maple had a very exciting maths lesson this morning. As part of Financial Awareness week, we took part in some of the NatWest How Money Works activities. We discussed the term ‘budgeting’ and thought about how we earn and spend money. We all started with £7 in our imaginary piggy bank and worked our way through different decision making cards. We had to track our spending, make choices about items we wanted to Read more

Teamwork- Skills Builder

This half-term focus ‘Essential skill’ has been Teamwork. This afternoon we gave Year 1 lots of challenges to put their teamwork skills to the test! In the challenges given, they had to communicate well using speaking and listening skills. They also had to be creative and problem solve, together. We completed caterpillar races, under and over, had to move a hoop across the row of our team without letting go of hands, move across the Read more

Financial awareness week

Year 4 had a fantastic time in today’s maths lesson as part of Financial Awareness Week! We took part in some of the NatWest How Money Works activities, which really got us thinking about how we earn and spend money. Each child started with £7 in their piggy bank and moved around the classroom to different stations where decision-making cards were placed. They had to make smart choices, track their spending, and see how their Read more